capital, this is live from paris. the u.s. hits russian officials with sanctions over the poisoning of alexei navalny. france shifted policy towards moscow. hundreds of kidnapped nigerians have been freed. the nation's president vowing to crackdown on lawlessness in response to the inductions. and a criminal complaint filed

against the saudi crown lens. crimes against humanity for the killing of a journalist. the united states has imposed sanctions to punish russia over the poisoning of opposition leader alexei navalny. washington pointing the blame at the kremlin, announcing actions against seven russian officials and foreign entities. navalny became sick in august and was airlifted to germany. doctors concluded he had been poisoned. russia denies and had a role. jenny chin with more on the sanction reporter: in a coordinated move

with the european union, the united states announced sanctions on russia for the poisoning of opposition leader alexi navalny. >> the united states has announced sanctions on seven senior members of the russian government. reporter: among washington's sanctions, seven senior government officials. other high-profile names on the list are the prosecutor general as well as the country's federal prisons administrator and the head of the national guard. the sanctions against moscow are a first by the biden administration, which has pledged to sp up conontation with the kremlin on several subjects, including russia's alleged role on the hacking of u.s. government agencies and

businesses. the you -- the eu has already sanction several in response to the volleys case. these would be the first under a new framework that allows the block to respond to human rights around the world. there been calls to release navalny. >> nigeria's president says he has ordered a massive military and intelligence appointment -- deployment to the nations northwest to restore order to the region. he also banned binding and imposed a no flight sewn -- and no flight zone. the action follows the release of 200 79 schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school. the safe return of the girls was an enormous relief for their families as we report. reporter: now safe and unharmed,

reunited with the loved ones. these are some of the almost 300 girls released after they were kidnapped by gunmen from school last week. for some, the emotion was too much, having fear the worst for their daughters. >> i am happy, i am happy. reporter: most of the girls appeared to be unharmed but at least a dozen went to the hospital. >> most of us got injured on our feet and we could not continue walking. so our captor said they would shoot anybody who did not continue to move. reporter: upon the news of their release, the president of -- expressed overwhelming joy. he denied having paid a ransom to the bandits for the release. >> we are going to continue with that,

reporter: this is the latest in a series of abductions in northern and central nigeria. there have been separate incidents over the past three months. on friday, 27 teenage boys were set free after being taken from a school two weeks ago. in december, there was a release of more an 300 boys. also bringing back memories of the induction of 100s -- of hundreds of girls by jihadists in 2014. >> reporters without borders have filed a criminal complaint against a saudi prince. the media rights group is asking a german court to investigate crimes of -- crimes against humanity against the prince. in the murder of a journalist in sochi.

the secretary-general further explained why his group took action. >> on this, five more, people are in charge of the government in saudi arabia. it includes the crown prince. because, they procute the crime against humanity. it was beyond, we mentioned for instance in the complaint, the institution of searching. >> we're joined now by human rights expert who is also a representative on the united nations human rights council. thank you for joining us.

is there a precedent for a complaint like this being filed? one that targets a specific leader? >> akin plane -- a complaint against the leader, yes. a complaint that focuses on a crime against journalists, that is a breakthrough. that is a very creative, groundbreaking use of juriiction. that is new. >> why file this in germany? does germany have any specific power here? >> you would need to ask some of ose more specific questions to reporters without borders. geany has one of the most progressive universal jurisdiction rules throughout europe. it is the one place where the number of cases have been filed

and tried successfully. including a few days ago and the german court found individuals guilty of crimes against individuals. there is a track record of universal justice in germany. >> given that in mind, is this a symbolic move for reporters without borders? or, is the ideal outcome a specific punishment? >> i cannot speak for repters without borders. when i can tell you is in my report i dated 2019, i made it clear that we cannot be held hostage. we cannot be able to deny

accountability. on option, world univeal jurisdiction. iound the crime committed against german officials had reached such a level and violations that were implicated that i believe crimes could form in the universal jurisdiction principle. on some level, and may be symbolic. it would be a reflection of the world we live in. where we feel that we need to look for many paths. an international justice is one path that has not been explored. it was successful, my view is it could be the most important and protective measures. >> the gruesome murder has been

wildly talked about in the world but the rlity is there are many other journalists in saudi arabia that are jailed or otherwise persecuted. for reporters who are maybe not entirely familiar, what is the daily situation for journalist trying to work there? >> as reporters without borders prested, there is no precedent. there is no independent reporting. anyone who dares provide an eql reading, their families may be threatened. as for those, channeling reports, they have to hold the

line. in sau arabia, [indiscernible] it saudi arabia to speak on the situations in the country. even widely, the governments in the petitions. it is oppression, according to repoers without borders. it is systematic. this is what their 500 page complaint is demonstrating. we are arguing with a crime that meets the criteria of a crime against humanity. >> thank you so much for sharing your time with us. members of a southeast asian nation are urging myanmar to release the ousted leader. and to cease using lethal force

against protesters. this is myanmar -- this as myanmar police opened fire to disperse crowds on tuesday. the mrs new rulers have escalated the use of deadly force and mass arrest in order to end the protest. here's e latest. reporter: wearing hard hats and a crowd chanting behind a wall ofakeshift bricades, burmese protesters gather again across the country. in defiance of the military coup. scattered on the floor, banana skins, their latest tactic to try to hinder police activity. in recent days, myanmar's military rulers have stepped up experts -- efforts to quell the protest. the northwestern town of calais, several people have sustained

serious injuries from live and rubber bullets. this, after yet another deadly weekend. at least 18 people in several cities were killed on sunday. the united states has now warned that it was ready to take further action against the military. >> if the burmese military refuses to restore the democratically elected leader and to cease this horrid violence against peaceful demonstrators, there will be additional measures forthcoming from the united states. reporter: there is also growing concern among neighboring countries. foreign ministers from the region have gathered this tuesday to protest the political crisis in myanmar. representatives have been invited with condemnation for the ones who say they are the legitimate leaders. the group is active on facebook. they have formed a government in

exile, declaring the military a terrorist group. they have also released a list of ministers who are expected to soon be in and in the coming days. >> myanmar mrs military tightening its grip, six members of the media were violated with -- were charged with violating a public media law on thursday. the associated crack press was among -- the associated press was among the group. on tuesday, turkey reopened its restaurants and returned many children to school. here are the government steps to ease covid-19 restrictions. that plant is moving forward, even as the number of reported coronavirus cases edges higher. here is more on the plan of what the government is calling controlled mobilization. reporter: delight at the simple

pleasure sitting on a restaurant after covid-19 restrictions are used in many cities. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: cafes, bars and restaurants have been allowed to reopen at half capacity between 7:00 p.m. and devon a.m.. -- between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.. >> [eaking foreign language] reporter: now, schools for younger children have resumed across the country. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: while cafes on --

while curfews on weekdays are excited to continue, weekend curfews have been lifted. the easing measures comes after a spike of infections in recent days. they have recorded the highest level since mid-january. >> now it is time for the business report, here are the numbers -- here to run the numbers with us is kate. hello. covid vaccination plans continuing to ramp up around the world, at different speeds. but, we are also now seeing a rare sign of cooperation among to pharmaceutical giants. kate: it is a pretty cutthroat industry, a lot of rivals there. but arrival has said they will help to produce the vaccine made by johnson & johnson. johnson & johnson has been given

the green light for distribution in the u.s.. it is on the verge of approval the eu. the biden administration says america has agreed to put two of its factories to the johnson & johnson. >> the u. government will facilitate this partnership in several key ways, including invoking the production act to bring facilities to the standards necessary. and asking the department of defense to provide daily logistical support to strengthen johnson & johnson's efforts. kate: meanwhile, china has been shipping its own vaccine around the world. some accused beijing of trying to save face amid criticism of how it handled the outbreak last year. here's the story. reporter: from senegal, egypt

and pakistan, chinese vaccines arriving all over the world, huge help to many poor countries which have not been able to procure them in sufficient quantity. >> we have a responsibility to implement our vaccines mass immunization. not only taking into account the vaccination of ourselves, we should take into account the vaccination of less-developed countries. reporter: beijing says it is supplying vaccine to three countries, pledging more vaccinesor consumption then it is using at home. it has approved for for general use, despite pharmaceutical firms releasing little in the way of trial data. it is helping nations that need, including serbia and hungary. >> vaccine diplomacy will play

out withhina in the lead in terms of being able to manufacture vaccines within china. and to make them available to other largely low and middle income countries around the world. reporter: nevertheless, such diplomacy even if not characterized that way by beijing, will only be successful if vaccines are effective. lingering doubts of how they will perform against variants, china and they have to be more transparent with its vaccine production. >> taking a look at treating action, wall street has closed. it will -- losses racking up in the last hour or so. dow jones down 100 points, the s&p 500 falling back after its best day since june. target lost 7% as it declined outlook for the year ahead despite a 21% jump in its fourth quarter sales.

the major european industry and it higher gains over a third of a percentage for. german exports to the united kingdom increased by 30% and january. germany's national trade office says trade has been decreasing since 2017. new rules brought in on january complicated for companies to nd siness with u.k.. economist say they need time to adjust to the new state of play are forecasting a 10% drop. europe's top maker of semiconductor chips has warned car manufacturers need to rethink their car chase. the ceo of city and warned that the current glol service -- shortage has thrust the industry the hot water. carmakers across the globe, including volkswagen, general motors and more, have been

forced to slow production because they can't get their hands on microchips that are a crucial part. the electronic industry having interruptions to the output. they are produced in china and south korea, europe accounts for only about 10% of the worlds chip industry. both the eu and u.s. are boosting their production. that is something we are hearing a lot about, charlie. in the aftermath of that lockdown, people in supply chain's. charlie: hopefully we will be able to spend a little bit more time outside. thanks so much, kate moody with the business report, thanks so much. next up, our focus report. though still practice in latin america, portugal and france, is most closely associated with spain. hemingway and picasso celebrated the matadors art. the bullfighting could be on its

way out. the latest victim of the popularity. france 24's tara moss reports. reporter: this is the largest bullfighting reading in spain. the pandemic means the only people here today are pupils learning the trade. >> the virus has really affected us, we can't fight, there is nothing to do. we can no longer practice in the reading. but we learn. reporter: every sunday, it is filled with almost 24,000 people. but, there is no applies this year. -- no applause that this year. and without the crowds, jobs are on the line. >> it barely got enough to pay us. there are no bullfights. i don't know how they will be able to manage this, there are a

lot of us, i don't know whether we will end up unemployed or if we will be able to cling on. reporter: madrid's conservative regional government, but the head of the bullfighting school since the central government also needs help. >> as for awareness of taxes in spain, we are asking to beach treated like any other cultural sector. but, unfortunately the current administration is against bullfighting. reporter: a complaint heard from both of those in the sector, empty rings just the tip of the iceberg. those grooming bowls for fights also struggling. >> lots of us will not be able to survive. we have losses from what we invested in bulls we could not

sell. we got whait cost to maintainable. there recently were half a million euros loss in a season. >> a bull could be sold for about 700 euros. it estimates that these animals cost about 5000 euros. at the moment, she is using savings. she is worried about the future. >> we went to a crisis before this one, because people of other pastimes know less about bullfighting. we need to show people how beautiful bowls are, how noble the breeding is. people focus too much on their last 10 minutes in the rain. reporter: those last 10 minutes of a bull's life were studied by this vet, who concluded they amounted to torture. >> and annable is subjected to

brutal suffering. you might think it is possible but its.eper than this level, this cuts through the bowl and can pierce 30 centimeters. this is stuck in on top of previous injuries so it hurts even more. reporter: death by the bullfighter sword is a difficult task. only 20% of bullfights finish up with the cutting of the aorta, causing immediate death. >> this was used -- this is what is used to finish off the bull. it was banned by the european union in 2007. reporter: 650 other vets are battling to ban bullfighting. >> if we stop recognizing as spanish cultural heritage, bullfighting is over. reporter: they have not

recognized bullfighting as world heritage, but in spain it is. a move supported by the conservatives. today, the socialists run the centragovernment along with the far-left party. which opposes bullfighting. >> of course, i am more worried about the jobs directly and indirectly if the sector dies. but i biologically fear that in the 21st century we need to stop bullfighting. reporter: this number of parliament believes it is time to come off original grants for bullfighting, subsidies that allow this village to hold a bowl running festival. >> people get behind the barriers and the bulls run down the street. reporter: before the coronavirus pandemic, he is to organize festivals like this one across spain. the sector says the crisis has

put 54,000 jobs at risk. >> i have not been able to hire anyone this year, reporter: fans of the festival are starting to worry about its future. >> we are aware of the trouble the whole sector has and are frightened. sometimes, if people can't come here, what will happen to everyone? reporter: the pandemic hit as the younger generation turned its back on an activity that used to symbolize their culture. attendance of bullfights are dropping. >> with that, we will take a quick break. don't go away, we will back in a few minutes with newsom around the world. -- with news from around the world.

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